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Animals Testing Positive for Rabies

TOTAL OF ANIMALS TESTING POSITIVE FOR RABIES SINCE 1982

Year Bat Cat Dog Ferret Fox Nutria Opossum Panda Raccoon Total
1982                 5 5
1983 1 1         1 1 158 162
1984   1             9 10
1985 1 3             4 8
1986   8   1     2 2 29 42
1987   1 1 1         42 45
1988   1 1           11 13
1989                 12 12
1990                 8 8
1991           1     23 24
1992         2       16 18
1993 1       1       16 18
1994                 4 4
1995                 10 10
1996   1             13 14
1997 1       1       16 18
1998 9       1       1 11
1999 10   1           10 21
2000 1               12 13
2001 1               6 7
2002 3               8 11
2003 1               4 5
2004 15 4             7 26
2005* 9   1           23 33
2006 12       2       26 40
2007 11 2     1       29 43
2008 12 6     3       28 49
2009 14 1     2       40 57


*Increased surveillance of raccoons beginning in 2005.

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